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Source Description
This amulet was made for the Munakata Grand Shrine at an unknown kiln in Kyushu. It would have been fastened by the silk cord to a traveling case for protection.
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Document identity
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30604
label
Bell-shaped Amulet
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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30604
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object
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normalized
title
Bell-shaped Amulet
description
This amulet was made for the Munakata Grand Shrine at an unknown kiln in Kyushu. It would have been fastened by the silk cord to a traveling case for protection.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
bells
amulets
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Transcription] two character signature unread; chikuzen munakata jingu kempo san ___ ___ kugatsu niche[Translation] Munakata Shrine
Chikuzen
kempo 3 (1215)
ninth month
med
stoneware with ash glaze, silk cord
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6194
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JPK
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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